Anaphylaxis Recognition and Management
Contact Hours: 2
What's included?
Course Overview
This course covers anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that impacts human physiology with the potential for life-threatening outcomes. Learners will examine how anaphylaxis appears in clinical presentation, explore typical and recognized triggers, and discuss patterns seen in different populations. The course explains how anaphylaxis occurs inside the body, including the roles certain chemicals play in causing severe symptoms. The course emphasizes prompt recognition, acute management strategies—including rapid administration of epinephrine—and identification of patients at higher risk of complications such as biphasic reactions. Participants will examine techniques for long-term management, preventive education, and effective utilization of epinephrine autoinjectors to improve patient outcome
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Etiology
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Nonimmune (Direct Activation) Reactions
- Roles of Key Chemical Mediators
- Clinical Presentation of Anaphylaxis
- Patient Case Study: Anaphylaxis Requiring Epinephrine Administration
- Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Criteria for Anaphylaxis
- Important Differential Diagnoses Considerations
- Role of Laboratory Investigations
- Management of Idiopathic Anaphylaxis
- Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis
- Differential Diagnosis of Acute Anaphylaxis
- Treatment / Management of Anaphylaxis
- Additional Considerations
- Conclusion
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:
- Identify common triggers of anaphylaxis, including medications, insect venoms, and food, and recognize the prevalence of unidentified triggers.
- Distinguish between multi-symptom involvement of anaphylaxis, such as urticaria, respiratory distress, and mucosal swelling.
- Identify the diagnostic approaches, including serological tests, liver function tests, and imaging modalities, and differentiate hepatitis etiologies.
- Recognize the significant risk factors associated with severe or fatal anaphylactic reactions, including asthma, mast cell disorders, advanced age, cardiovascular disease, peanut and tree nut allergies, and drug-induced reactions.
- Recognize the essential steps of acute anaphylaxis management, emphasizing the rapid administration of intramuscular epinephrine and vigilant monitoring for delayed biphasic reactions.
Accreditations and Approvals
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
- California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
- Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
- Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
- Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
- Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
- Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
- Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)
Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.
Accreditation Statement
Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It will take the average learner 120 minutes to complete and awards 2 contact hours of continuing education.
Written For
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)
Requirements for Completion
- Enrollment in the course by the learner
- Read and learn all course materials
- Complete the course evaluation
- Attest and testify learning of the course materials
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
